“Every day in about half the advertisements, a man sees the constant reminder of the woman he was not worthy of.”

“A monk is a man who considers himself one with all men because he seems constantly to see himself in every man. ”

“He was repelled by the pettiness that reduced life to mere existence and that turned men into half-men. He wanted to lay his life on a balance, the other side of which was weighted with death. He wanted to make his every action, every day, yes, every hour and minute worthy of being measured against the ultimate, which is death.”

“I was reminded of the old man who used to go into a large city church every day and just sit there. One day the minister asked him what he did each day. The old man smiled and said, 'I look at Him, and He looks at me.' That's real prayer!”

“A woman's love for a man is half animal passion and half hate. The more a woman loves a man, the more she hates him.”

“He’ll have to prove it to you. Every day, he’ll have to prove he’s worthy ofyou. And if he doesn’t, that’s it. But I think he will.”